Shelton T. W. Gibbs IV

422nd District Court — Court Rules and Procedures

Judge Shelton T.W. Gibbs, IV's court rules for the 422nd: certificate-of-conference gate on all motion settings (with the court's two-alternative certificate); a judge-approval list for show-cause, habeas, attachment, garnishment, injunctive, protective, and TRO-extension orders; the court's Notice of Hearing (2nd Floor) with the certificate required on every notice and coordinator-set hearings; TRCP 21 removal/reset; agreed final settings by scheduling order that MUST include mediation completed at least 5 weeks before trial; dilatory pleas heard ≥10 days pre-trial; mandatory scheduling conferences (contents list including a pre-trial-conference date; final trial date fixed at temporary orders); pre-trial attendance/authority rules where failure to conform "shall be ground for postponement… or other appropriate action"; conflicting-engagement and docket-call mediation-precedence rules; the DWOP regime (60-day inaction, 30-day notice, retention by contacting the Court, 30-day post-rendition judgment rule, 10-day objection letters); TRCP 10 withdrawals; ex parte presentment by e-filing with the enumerated contact certifications; 10-day-letter notice language; unagreed orders e-filed 5 business days before hearing (rejected if 30+ days early); criminal defendants attend every setting and check in with the bailiff; temporary orders carry trial dates with mediation required; Zoom evidence to the court reporter two days ahead via screen share; the Via-app A/V protocol tied to the standing A/V order; and professional-attire requirements.